of flattened spade shape, painted in colorful enamels depicting the sea battle and an interior scene from the legend, the sides and neck with underglaze blue and gilt lotus, the base with a four-character seal mark in underglaze blue; together with a late Qing dynasty enameled porcelain 'peacock and prunus' snuff bottle with an apocryphal Qianlong seal mark, stoppers (4)

The 'Legend of the White Snake' snuff bottle:
An Illinois Private Collection.

The 'peacock and prunus' snuff bottle:
Collection of Rosalie Goodman, Oregon.
The Dorf Collection, Maryland.

There are two small frits to the shoulder edge on one side, the larger measuring approx. 0.2 cm. The 'peacock and prunus' bottle has an approx. 0.3 cm wide flake chip to the rim. Both bottles have expected wear to the surface and minor firing imperfections.
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